Target-board.



G. W. FERGUSON.

TARGET BOARD. APPIoATIoN FILED JULY 7, 1911.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON. D. c. u

GEORGE W. FERGUSON, '0F SHEBUYGAN, WISCONSIN.

TARGET-BOARD.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application .led `July 7, 1911.

Patented Apr. 16, i912. Serial No. 637,258.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, GORGE W. FERGU- soN, a citizen of the United States,.and a resident of Sheboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsil'nhave invented a new and Improved Target-Board,

.of which the following is a full, clear, and

suitably supported on one side of the board, j

the lowest part being exhibited adjacent the opening, removal of this part from view permitting the next succeeding part to come into view and so on successively until yall of the parts have been exposed.

A further object of my invention is to provide a new and improved toy of simple construction adapted to be used with a toy gun or, in fact, with any form of a projectile,

the toy being of the nature of a target made up of a board having an opening therein, 1 there being a number of successive pictures adapted to be successively exposed adjacent the opening,

then coming into view.

A further object of my invention is to provide a new and improved target made `up of a board having channels on :the rear thereof, there being an opening in the board and positioned between thechannels, the channels being adapted to maintain in successive position .a number of elements having pictures thereon, the element 1n exposed position being adapted to be dislodged from view by being struck with a missile whereby the next any one of the pictures being l adapted to be dislodged from view by .a suitj Aboard proper able missile, the next succeeding 'picturel board.; Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view thereof; Fig. A is a partial rear view showing a slightly modified form of construction.

The board comprises :anysuitable stationary member l on which any 'scene is pain-ted, preferably ia forest or a jungle scene, the board being maintained in upright position by engagement with any suitable form of supporting members 2, 3. At a suitable point of the picture set forth on the board a portion of the board is removed and an lopening is formed along the lines c, Z9, c, CZ, of Fig.l,the back of the board being provided with means for holding in exposed position behind this opening any number of successive parts, each of which has thereon the picture of an animal, the scene surrounding the animal being suited to the scene set forth on the board proper.

A pair of uprights 4, 5, is suitably arranged on the back of the board and `at a suitable distance therefrom by any suitable means such ras a spacer block 6, 7 whereby channels may be formed, the channels being adapted to receive successively the parts 8, 9, 10, ll. Each fof these parts is entire in itself and each is adapted to occupy `successively the position occupied by the part `8, as is shown in Fig. 2, whereby the picture thereon is exposed within the opening in the previously mentioned. In order to provide for holding these parts in position and at the same time permitting the lower one to befdislodged from such position when struck by a ball, or, in fact, any article thrown at it, the uprights 4, 5, adjacent their lower ends and for a distance a little less than the height of any one of the parts 8, 9, 10, 11, are cut away so that a blow on the front of the part '8 in this instance will throw it backwardly and out of engagement with the target, the part 9 then dropping into view. The part 8 rests on a suitable transverse support 12 carried by the board so that while it is supported in position it may be easily knocked therefrom, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 3. In Fig. 4 I have shown a slightly modied form of construction in that one of the uprights 4 adjacent this lower end is removed for a distance a little greater than the height of the part 8, this part, however, being removably secured in exposed position by means of the channel between the upright 4 and lthe rear of the target board.

one of a' The board may be of any suitable dimensions and the parts 8, 9, 10, 11, may be positioned thereon in any desired sequence or the number of these parts may be as desired, the idea being that when the part 8 is'exposed, as shown in Figs. l and 9 particularly, the part may be thrown backwardly and out of view by being struck by some suitable article, the part 9 then dropping into view, which in its turn may be dislodged from view when the other parts 10, 1l, etc., follow on successively. The board is especially adapted for use as a toy although it is obvious that it may be made oi considerable size and set up as a target, the shape and size of the opening within the board being capable of wide variation and the pictures thereon being also largely a matter of choice, the particular scene on the board or the particular number of parts successively displayed being as occasion may require.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A target comprising a board having an opening therein, a plurality of independent parts suitably supported by one side of the board in successive position, one of the parts being adjacent the said opening, dislodgment of the said part from the opening permitting the next succeeding part to move adjacent the said opening.

2. A device of the class described comprising a board having an opening therein, a plurality of separate parts removably carried by the back ot the board, each of the said parts bearing a suitable picture, the lowest part being in the rear of the said opening whereby the picture thereon may be seen through the opening, the said lowestl part being capable of dislodgment and removal from view, the next succeeding part then coming into view.

3. A device of the class described comprising a board having an opening therein, the board containing any, suitable scene, a plurality of parts independently and slidably positioned on the back of the board, each of the said parts containing a picture suited to the picture on the board, the lowest one of the said parts being in the rear of the said opening whereby the picture thereon may be seen, the said part being adapted to be dislodged and removed from view, the next succeeding part then coming into View.

4:. A device of the class described comprising a board having an opening therein, a plurality of channels on the rear of the board, a plurality of separate parts slidably positioned within the channel, the lowest one of the said parts being positioned in the rear of the said opening whereby any picture on the said part may be seen through the opening, the channels being so constructed adjacent their lower portion that the said lowest part may be dislodged therefrom and removed from view, thereby permitting the next succeeding part to come into view. f

5. A device of the class described comprising a board having an opening therein, a plurality of channels on the rear of the board, a plurality of parts slidably ositioned within the channels, the front oi) the board containing any suitable scene, each of the said parts containing a picture suited to the scene, means for supporting the lowest part in position behind the said opening whereby the picture on the said part may be seen through the opening, the said channels being removed adjacent the said lowest part whereby it may be removed from view and dislodged, the next succeeding part then coming into view.

6. A device of the class described comprising a board having an opening therein, a plurality of uprights on the rear of the board whereby channels are formed, a plurality of parts slidably positioned within the channel, each of the parts containing a picture, the front of the board containing a l suitable scene, together with means for supporting the lowest of the said parts in position adjacent the said opening whereby the picture on that part may be seen through the opening, portions of the/said uprights being removed adjacent their lower ends and adjacent the said lowest part whereby that part may be dislodged by being struck on its front side, thereby moving it out of view and permitting the next succeeding part to come into view.

7. A device of the class described comprising a board having an opening therein, a suitable picture being carried by one side of the board, a number of independent parts adjacent the opposite side of the board, the said parts being arranged one after the other and each of the parts being provided at one side with a picture adapted to be exposed through the opening in the board, together with means for slidably supporting the said parts in position, the construction and arrangement being such that the lowest one of the said part-s may be thrown back of the board and out of exposed position, thereby permitting the next succeeding part to come into view.

8. A device of the class described comprising a boa-rd having an opening therein, one side of the board being provided with a suitable scene, a part on the opposite side of the board, one side of the said part being provided with a picture adapted to be seen through the opening in the board, together with means for holding the said part in position, the said part being adapted to be thrown back of the board by being struck.

9. A device of the class described com- `prising a board having an opening therein,

a scene on one side of the board, a number of independent parts carried on the opposite side of the board, together with means for holding each part successively exposed adjacent the opening, and other means for holding the said parts in position before they come into exposed position.

l0. A device of the class described comprising a board having an opening therein, the front' of the board bearing a suitable scene, uprights carried on the back of the board and suitably spaced therefrom in order to form channels, a support extending transversely of the board and adjacent the lower ends of the said upright-s, each of the said channels terminating at a suitable distance above the said support, together with a number of parts positioned one above the other in the said channels, one side of each of the parts bearing a picture, each part being adapted to be successively positionedI adjacent the opening in the board whereby the picture on the part can be seen on the front of theboard and through the opening, the part exposed being adapted to be dislodged by a suitable missile whereby the neXt succeeding part comes adjacent the opening and the picture thereon is seen through the opening.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of .two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE W. FERGUSON.

Witnesses:

RICHARD A. BAUMANN, MARTIN HALvERsoN.

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